Baseball Preview: Principia Panthers vs. Lutheran South Lancers
Principia is 0-9 against Lutheran South since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Principia Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lutheran South Lancers at 4:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Principia is is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game on Tuesday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 19-11 to Christian School District, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Trey Kent-Landrum was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-5 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Sean Watkins, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
Meanwhile, Lutheran South unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They suffered a tough 10-0 loss at the hands of MICDS. Lutheran South was red-hot at the plate headed into the matchup (they scored no less than ten runs in the three matches prior) but MICDS's pitchers proved too tough.
Principia's defeat dropped their record down to 1-11. As for Lutheran South, their loss dropped their record down to 6-12.
Principia might still be hurting after the 8-2 defeat they got from Lutheran South in their previous meeting on Friday. Will Principia have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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